Giving Tuesdays and the Code

The idea was born at the 92^nd Street Y in New York City.   After spending millions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, how about “Giving Tuesday” in which instead of spending on ourselves, we would give money to our favorite charities?  A great idea, and one which has exploded in two years into the national consciousness.  It is only a symbolic day, of course.  We shop all the other days of the year, just as we should be thankful for our lives every day and not just on Thanksgiving.  But symbols are important, and can lead to habits.  Aristotle said that we become what we do and repeat: in sports we become better by practicing, and in life we become more generous by being generous.  “I will give of my time, skills, and money as I am able for the betterment of my community and world.”